Shitehousery vicino a Kentstown, Co. Meath
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di mickandmac
Shitehousery vicino a Kentstown, Co. Meath
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1kor7re
di mickandmac
33 commenti
Hard to see why farmer Joe needs to cut a hedge clearly already tidy.
Please do.
Take down any details if possible like the reg of the machine if it has one.
Photos taken this morning. They’ve cut back approximately 200m of hedgerow. This is obviously ignorant bollox behaviour given the time of year & the pressure bird populations have been under due to bird flu, but will anything be done if I report it?
Before people start ranting about farmers (and yes, there are plenty of bad ones), the person responsible for this is a wealthy retired business owner
Yes. Environmental destruction.
No don’t be a squealer
100%, do it straight away. I would actually call the Garda station and ask them to come out straight away as they could stop him in his tracks. No point reporting after the fact.
You’ve labelled this as a crime?
Hedge cutting season is more advisory. If it’s impacting slight lights at a junction or entrance it can be cut back.
Yes report it.
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/environment/land/hedge-cutting/
https://www.npws.ie/legislation/irish-law/restrictions-cutting-hedgerows
>Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 prohibits the cutting, grubbing, burning or other destruction of vegetation growing on “any land not then cultivated” between 1st March and 31st August annually
Yes
Report, in detail, with evidence.
There’s an exemption for hedge cutting along roads where they’re obstructing views. It’s obviously not the case here because it’s a straight section of road,but there’s enough of a grey area that they’d be unlikely to be prosecuted.
That said, a few harsh words might make them realise what they’re doing
You can report illegal hedge cutting on the NPWS Wildlife Crime App ‘Paw Ireland’
There are exceptions, [but](https://www.npws.ie/legislation/irish-law/restrictions-cutting-hedgerows):
>According to Section 22 of the Wildlife Acts it is also a **criminal offence** to wilfully destroy, injure, or mutilate the eggs or nest of a wild bird or to wilfully disturb a wild bird on or near a nest containing eggs or un-flown young birds at any time of the year.
>Suspected breaches of Section 40 of the Wildlife Act can be reported to [WildlifeEnforcement@npws.gov.ie](mailto:WildlifeEnforcement@npws.gov.ie) or your local NPWS office (see: [Contact Us](https://www.npws.ie/contact-us)). Breaches of Section 40 of the Wildlife Act constitute a wildlife crime and may result in prosecution.
Touts out
Report it now. These fucks think they can fuck around without consequences
I feel, without being too critical of you, this is a situation where a few questions to the fella cutting might dissuade them. Your instincts are right.
Snitches get stitches
Arent there exceptions?
Good on ya OP. Most would have driven right on by. I hope they get the book thrown at them!
Yes! Please report it, also record it and call the gardí, he’s just killed so many young birds by doing that 🥺
You have little to be at OP
Absolutely report it, your doing the right thing especially since small birds are nesting this time of year.
Grow up OP.
Yes! Clear as day, this is a Section 40 offence.
Report to wildlifeenforcement@npws.gov.ie
A short email describing the offense with location , date, and any names or registrations you know.
Piss takers like this need tackling!
jaysus lads this is one of the few times I’m glad I go on reddit. 1. I didn’t know cutting hedges was an offence 2. I didn’t know there was anything you could do about it. 3. lovely to see there are so many people who are active about protecting our wildlife. fair fucks to ye
Did you ring the Gardaí?
It’s rampant.
There seems to be an entrance behind the digger, you can legally cut back hedges for visibility
always worth reporting! it only takes a few minutes to do it
Probably has an exemption. Could have asked him before jumping straight to conclusions
Depressing the number of posters who don’t care or would happily collaborate with environmental destruction.
What’s the definition of a hedge can I ask? As I can only see cow parsley in what’s cut
Call the guards
The guards are to be called